Automatic date-recording indicator of excess speed



Jan. 23, 192

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FILED MAY 21. 1920. 3 SHEETS'SHEET 3 Patented Jan. 23, 1923.

PATENT OFFICE.

ATILIO REBORI, 0F BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.

AUTOMATIC DATE- RECORDING INDICATOR OF EXCESS SPEED.

Application filed Kay 21, 1920. Serial No. 383,035.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that ATILIO Rnnoni, subjectof the King of Italy, residing atNo. 2272 Leandro N. Alem Street, Buenos Aires, Argentina, has inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Date-RecordingIndicators of Excess Speed, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved apparatus designed for the purposeof recording excessive or decreased speed of moving mechanism.

The primary object of the invention is to furnish an apparatus to beused in connection with moving mechanism for the purpose of recordingthe period of time during which the speed of saidmechanism is execs siveor reduced.

The improved apparatus also includes devices for recording the time whenthe excessive or reduced speed is commenced and the time when theexcessive or reduced speed is discontinued. The recording mechanismwillindicate the day and the time of day when the excess or reducedspeed occurs.

A further object of the invention is to furnish improved means forregistering the number of times which an excess or reduction of speedoccurs in connection with machinery, and a further object is to providean audible indicator for notifying the operator when the excess orreduced speed occurs.

A mechanism of the above character is particularly useful in connectionwith motor vehicles for furnishing the law enforcing authorities withdata for use in prosecuting speed violators. The present mechanism maybe placed in a sealed case, which may only be opened by the policeauthorities and by opening this case an authorized person can ascertainwhen speed violations occur; the period of'time during which theviolation took place; and the number of times of such violations duringa given period.

lVith the foregoing objects outlined, and with other objects in viewwhich will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists inthe novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and moreparticularly pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side View of a portion of the improved mechanism andshowing the same connected to an automobile wheel.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the improvedmechanism.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on the line 33 ofFig. 2.

. Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on line 44 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view taken on line 5-5 ofFig. 2, certain of the lower portion of the mechanism is omitted fromthis View for the purpose of clearness.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 66of Fig. 2.

' Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a special lever employed in themechanism.

Fig. 8 is a similar view of a plunger used in the printing mechanism ofthe improved apparatus.

Fig. 9 is a detail sectional View taken on line 99'of Fig. 5.

Fig. 10 isa top plan view of a detail of the mechanism.

In the drawings, 1 designates a rotatable member, the'excess speed ofwhich is adapted to be recorded by my improved mechanism. In the presentinstance this member 1 is an internal gear arranged on a motor vehiclewheel 2 and it drives a pinion 3 connected to one end of'a flexibleshaft 4 arranged within a casing 5. The other end of the shaft 4 extendsinto the mechanism casing 4 and is provided on its inner end with afixed gear 6, which drives a gear 7 fixed on a shaft 8. This shaft isrotatably mounted in a bearing 8 and carries a gear 9 which is looselymounted on the shaft. A spring 11 is arranged on the shaft 8 between thegear 9 and gear 7 and it normally tends to cause the gear 9 to rotatewith the gear 7. The pressure of the spring is so regulated that undernormal operation it will cause the gear '9 to rotate with the shaft 8,but when the gear 6 is driven above a predetermined speed, the springwill slip over the face of the gear9 so that said gear will not permitofthe excessive movement. In other words the spring 11 and gear9;.function in the same manner as a friction clutch.

The gear 9 is preferably of the worm type, and it drives a. similar gear9* fixed at the lower end of a shaft 10 which is rotatably mounted inbearings 10-. A'colla-r 10 is fixed to the lower portion of the shaft 10and a collar 14 is slidably mounted on the upper portion of said shaft.These collars are connected together by links 13 and s the bell 96weights 12, thus forming a governor designed to lower the collar'l4 whenthe speed of the shaft 10 in increased. A collar 18 is slidably mountedon. the shaft 10 and may be secured in adjusted positions by means of ascrew 18. A coil spring 16 has one of its ends bearing against ananti-frictionring 17 and its other end bearing against the collar 18,and this spring tends to hold the collar 14 in its raised position andto counteract the action of the weights 12. A disk 15 is fixed to thecollar 14 and moves vertically with said collar. Said disk is engaged bythe edges 20 of a fork 19 which is fixedon a shaft 21 rotatably mountedin a bearing 22 fixed to one end of alever 23 which is pivotally mountedat 24 on one side of the casing 4. When the governor moves up or down,it causes the disk 15 to rise and fall and the disk actuates the fork 19to cause the lever 23 to swing about its pivot 24. Movements of thelever are utilized for the purpose of operating the printing plunger 46,the feeding of the paper 49 and the inking ribbon 50, the actuation(if-the counting wheels 87 and for the operation of The transmittingmechanism for these purposes will now he described.

The lever 23 is provided at one end with a toothed sector 25 whichduring movements of the lever engages an actuating gear 26 fixed on ashaft 29. This shaft is mounted in bearings 29 carried by a support 29which depends from the top of the casing 4*. The shaft 29 is-providedwith fixed gears 27 and 28, the former of which drives an idle gear 30(see Figs. 9 and '10) mounted on one of the bearings 29, and the latterof which drives a gear 35 loosely mounted on a shaft 36 that isrot-atably mounted in the bearings 29.

The idle gear 30 meshes with a gear 31 which is also loosely mounted onthe shaft 36. The gear 35 has its hub provided with teeth 34 and thegear 31 has its hub provided with teeth 32, as best shown in. Figure 10.The teeth 32 and 34 are adapted to be alternately engaged by the teeth33 provided on the ends of a clutching spool 34 which is slidablymounted on the shaft 36 but is prevented from-rotating on said shaft bymeans of a spline 34. As the member-34 rotateswith the shaft 36, it willbe understood that when it is engaged with the teeth 3.2 of the gear 31it will be in position to be driven by the gear 27, while when it isinengagement with the teeth 34 of the gear 35.

the shaft 36 will be in position to be driven by the gear 28.Consequently when the toothed sector 25 is swun upwardly by a depressionof the disk 15. t 1e gear 26 will be driven in a clockwise direction. Atthis time the member 34 is in engagement with the teeth 32 andconsequently the shaft 36 will also be driven in a clockwise direction.Controlling means hereinafter described, are provided for the purpose ofshifting the member 34 and it is so arranged that it will shift themember 34 when the sector 25 descends. Consequently when the member 34is in engagement with the teeth 34, descending movement of the sectorwill cause the gear 26 to revolve in an anticlockwise direction and thiswill cause the gear 28 to drive the gear 35 in a clockwise direction. Asa result the shaft 36 will be driven in a clockwise direction. each timethe member 26 is engaged by the sector 25, whether said sector engagesthe gear 26 from below or above.

The shaft 36 carries fixed cams 37 and 38, the former of which actuatesthe printing plunger 44 and the latter of which actuates the pivotedlever 39 which effects the shiftin of the clutch member 34.

The lever 39 has one of its ends connected to a pivot pin 39 and itsopposite end rests on the cam 38, which functions to raise the lever 39.A spring 39 is provided for the purpose of moving the lever 39downwardly. An arm 43 is fixed to the lever 39 at the point 43 and thisarm, when the lever 39 descends is adapted to strike a double endedlever 42 which is pivoted at 42 on a support 42*. The lever 42 carriesupwardly extending diverging pivoted arms 41 that engage slots providedin arms 41 which depend from a member 40, mounted on a. horizontal pivot40 carried by a support 40. The member 40 is provided with vertical arms40, forming a fork which engages the clutch 100 member 34*. By thisconstruction it will be understood that the lever 39 effects shiftingmovement of the member 34 in onedirection, and the member 34 is moved inthe opposite direction by-means of a spring 42 105 which has one of itsends connected to the support 42 and its other end connected to thelever 42. This spring tends to hold the lever 42 in engagement with astop 42 prov vided on the support 42*. Y

From the foregoing it will he understood that descending movement of thedisk 15 will cause ascending movement of the lever 23 and sector 25. Ifthe speed of the vehicle is not excessive, then the sector 25 will 115not rise sufficiently high to engage the .gear 26 and may oscillatebetween said gear and the lower position of the sector 25. If the speedis suflicient to cause the sector 25 to engage the gear 26, butinsufficient to cause 120 the gear to turn far enough to move the shaft36 a complete revolution. then the hammer 46 will not lie actuated. Whenthe speed is such. however. that the sector 25 rises above the gear 26,said sector in its move- 125 ment past the gear 26 will cause the gear26 to drive the shaft 36 a complete revolution, and this will cause thecam 37 to make a complete turn andrelease the plunger 44 so that thehammer46 will strike the paper ribbon 49 in order to impress the latter.As long as the'sector 26 remains above the gear 26, the hammer willremain in the position shown in Figure 2, but as soon as the disk 15rises a sufiicient distance to move the sector 25 downwardly below thegear 26, said gear during this movement will again drive the shaft 36 acomplete revolution, so that the cam 37 will again actuate the hannner46. It will therefore be seen that the paper ribbon will be stamped oncewhen the speed has'increased sufficiently to move the sector 25 abovethe gear 26. and will be stamped again when the speed has decreased tothe point where the sector 25 moves below the gear 26.

Should the sector 25 be in enga ement with the gear 26 and the speed besue as to cause the sector 25 to oscillate in engagement with said gear26, then the cams 37 and 38 will merely oscillate and will not movesufiiciently far to actuate the hammer 46 and the arm 43.

The printing plunger 46 has its casing 47 carried by a support 47 asbest shown in Fig. 5, and a spring 48 is arranged in this casing andbears against a collar 45 fixed on the stem 44. This spring functions toforce. the plunger 46 toward the ribbons 49 and 50. The stem 44 isprovided with an angular extension 44 which engages the cam, 37 and itwill be understood that on each complete revolution of the cam 37 theplunger 46 will be operated. At a certain inclination of the lever 23,corresponding to a predetermined speed of the vehicle, the extension 44of the plunger stem reaches the end of the cam 37 and the plunger isforced against the paper ribbon 49 under the action of the spring 48. Atthe same time the mechanism for shifting the member 40 comes intooperation to cause the cams 37 and 38 to rotate in a clockwise directiononly.

Wounted in the casing 4 is a clock 52 which drives a. set of type wheelsindicated generally by the reference character 51 in Fig. 4. These typewheels are set by the mechanism of the clock and they indicate seconds.minutes, hours and days. The numbers of the type wheels 51 are adaptedto print on the paper strip. For instance in the numbers shown set inFigure 4. eading from left to right, 1230 indicates days and 23.59indicates hours and minutes, or, counting from the date when theapparatus was set in motion the 1230 days give the date. this being thethird year. fourteenth day of May and the numerals 23.59 indicating thetime on that date. this time being 11.59 P. M. It will be noted that theribbons 49 and 50 pass between the plunger 46 and the type wheels 51 sothat each time the plunger is operated it will stamp on the strip thedate and time of the excess speed of the vehicle.

In order to provide a continuous record a shaft 74.

it is necessary to advance the ribbons 49 and 51) after each impressionhas been made and to accomplish this the ribbons are mounted on movablereels. As best shown in Fig. 2 the paper is fed from the reel 68 whichis mounted on a rotatable shaft 69 and is removably held in place by acotter pin 69.

'One cheek of the reel 68 is provided with peripheral teeth 68" for thepurpose herein-. after described. The paper strip 49 passes from thereel 68 over rollers 77 to the winding reel 76. This reel is removablymounted by means of a cotter pin 67 on a shaft 76 and one cheek of thereel is provided with peripheral teeth 76, which. mesh with the teeth 68for the purpose of driving the reel 68. -The shaft 76 is provided with afixed gear 66 meshing with an idle gear 65 that is driven by a springoperated gear 64. The tendency of the spring operated gear 64 is tocause winding of the paper ribbon 49 on the reel 76 but this windingmovement is regulated by means which will now be described. The ribbon49 in its passage from the reel 68 tothe reel 76 passes over a drum 61having teeth 61" which engage perforations in the ribbon. Theseteethprevent feeding of the paper until the drum 61 moves. To accomplishmovement of this drum the shaft 62 on which itl is fixed is providedwith a fixed escapement wheel 57 engaged by an escapement 58 that ispivotally mounted at 58 on a suitable support within the casing. Theescapement lever is provided with a fixed arm 58 that is engaged by alink 60, which is pivotally connected at 59' to a swinging arm This armis connected. by a link 54 with the swinging lever 23. the points ofconnection being at 53 and 56. The swinging arm 55 is mounted on a shaft94 which extends across the casing 4. It will be seen that each time thelever 23 is operated, the members 54, 55 and 60 will effect operation ofthe escapement lever 58 and will advance the escapeinent wheel onetooth, and then the spring operated gear 64- will come into play andcause winding of a small amount of the paper strip.

It is also necessary that the inking strip 50 be intermittently fed tobring a new inking surface into operation at each actuation of theplunger 46. To accomplish this the inking strip is mounted on a feedreel 72 that is removably fixed to a shaft 73 by means of a cotter pin73. The inking strip passes from the reel 72 over idle pulleys 78 and isconnected to a winding drum which is fixedly mounted on a shaft'71 bymeans of a cotter pin 71. The shaft 71 isprovided with a gear driven byav gear 74 fixed on The gear 74 is driven by a gear 63 fixed on theshaft 62. so that movemounted at the end of the lever.

. For the purpose of counting the number of operations of the foregoingmechanism so that a record may be kept of the number of times when thespeed limit has been exceeded, ordinary counting wheels 87 are provided.These counting wheels are mounted on a shaft 88 carried by arms 89extending from one side of the casing 4 For the purpose of operatingthese wheels, a link 80 has its upper end connected to the swinging arm55 and its lower end connected at 81 to a lever 82 which has one of itsends pivotally connected at 83 to a bracket within the easing 4*. Thelever 82 is provided at its free end with a pawl 84 which is pivotally Atailpiece 86 is provided on the pawl and bears against the lever for thepurpose of preventing the pawl from swinging in an anti-clockwisedirection beyond a predetermined extent. A leaf spring 85 is provided onthe lever 82 and bears against the upper face of the pawl for thepurpose of yieldingly holding the tailpiece 86 in engagement with thelever 82. This pawl is designed to engage teeth 90 fixed on one side ofone of the wheels 87 and it will be understood that as the lever 82swings upwardly the pawl 84 will engage one of the pins 90 and causeactuation of the counting device. As the lever 82 moves downwardlythe'spring 85 will permit the pawl 84 to swing in a clockwise directionabout its pivot so that the pawl may pass by one of the pins withoutturning the wheel, to which the pins are connected, in an oppositedirection. The pins 90 are also engaged by a pawl 91 which is pivotallymounted at 92 on a bracket within the casing 4 This pawl is engaged by aleaf spring 93 which tends to force the same in an anti-clockwisedirection but yieldingly permits movement of the pawl in a clockwisedirection. Consequently the wheel having the pins 90 may rotate in ananti-clockwise direction but is prevented from rotating 'in a clockwisedirection by the pawl 91.

For 'the purpose of providing an audible signal to notify the operatorthat the speed limit is being exceeded, the swinging arm 55 is designedto-operate over atcurved insulated segment 95 having ametallic conductor96. An electric wire 94 is connected to the contact 96 and to a bell96*. Another wire 94 is connected to the shaft 94 and to a battery 94*.Still another wire connects the battery to the bell, and it will beunderstood that each; time the arm 55 engages the contact 96 an electriccircuit will be completed through the bell 96 and this will cause asignal to be given.

From the foregoing I believe that the construction, operation andadvantages of the invention may be readily understood by those skilledinthe art, and I am aware that mechanism for moving said plunger in anopposite direction only when a predetermined speed has been exceeded.

2. An apparatus of the kind defined by claim 1 in which the speedresponsive mechanism includes a governor, a disk actuated by saidgovernor, a pivotally mountedlever actuated by said disk, a camcontrolled by said lever, and means connecting the cam and plunger.

3. An apparatus of the kind defined by claim 1 in which the speedresponsive mechanism includes a governor, a disk actuated by saidgovernor, a 'lever controlled by said dlsk, and means actuated by saidlever for controlling said plunger.

4. An apparatus of the kind defined by claim 1 in which the speedresponsive mechanism includes a shaft, means for rotating said shaft inopposite directions, a plurality of gears fixed to said shaft, a secondshaft provided with a plurality of loosely mounted gears havingclutch-members, one of the gears on the first mentioned shaft being indirect engagement with one of the gears on the second mentioned shaft,an idle gear meshing with one of. the gears on the first mentioned shaftand with one of the gears on the second shaft,'a clutch member slidablymounted on the second shaft and rotatable with the second shaft, teethprovided on said sliding clutch member and engageable with the clutchmembers of the gears on the second shaft, governor actuated means foroperating the first shaft and for shifting the sliding clutch member onthe second shaft, and a cam mounted on' the second shaft and engageablewith said plunger for actuating the same.

when a movable member has exceeded a predetermined speed including speedresponsive mechanism, a member actuated by said mechanism only when apredetermined speed has been exceeded, time controlled indicatingwheels, and a strip of material movable.

between said wheels and said member and adapted to be engaged by thewheels and member for recording the indication set up by said indicatingwheels only when a predetermined speed has been exceeded by the speedresponsive mechanism.

9. An apparatus for recording the date, hour and minute when a movablemechanism has exceeded a predetermined speed including time controlledday, hour and minute indicating wheels, a strip of material movable oversaid wheels, a member movable toward and away from saidstrip adapted toward the strip when the speed falls belowsaid predetermined speed.

In testimony whereof I ATILIO REBORI.

aflix my signature.

